Primary Source Fluency Activities: World Cultures

ISBN: 9781425892944

Grades:

3-8

Pages:

192

DESCRIPTION:

Grab your passport and discover primary sources related to eight different world cultures including Egypt, India, Rome, Greece, China, Africa, Mesopotamia, Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. This book includes activities to help teach important fluency strategies, while learning about people and cultures from around the world.

Students will:

Make content-area connections

Develop fluent and meaningful oral reading

Develop vocabulary

Develop word decoding skills

Included with each text is a history connection, a vocabulary connection, and extension ideas.

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